Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/African helmeted turtle

African helmeted turtle
Voting period ends on 31 Aug 2020  at 17:48:16 (UTC)
 * Reason:High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well. Not appropriate as the lead image, but shows the way the animal retracts its neck and legs.
 * Articles in which this image appears:African helmeted turtle, Pelomedusidae
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
 * Creator:Charlesjsharp


 * Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:48, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm trying to decide if the dirty shell is a problem. On the one hand, they do swim, so it would be possible to get a washed-off shell in the wild. On the other hand, the shell isn't the main focus. Charles, can you give your thoughts? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.4% of all FPs 23:53, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm far from an expert, but I understand that details of the shell are important for identification. I doubt we'd feature a picture of a beetle with dirty elytra. I don't think this is particularly suitable as an infobox image, and I'm not completely clear on the extent to which it adds significantly to the article -- which is not to say that I don't think it's a good picture! Lots of personality. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:44, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * This is not presented as an identification image, more behaviour i.e. the feet. October is a dry month in South Africa, so sand and dust everywhere - I could have gone and given him a brush down... Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:54, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Maybe Charlie could airbrush the dirt off. – Sca (talk) 12:57, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Support, then Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.4% of all FPs 21:45, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Support. MER-C 16:57, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * null Support – 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 13:30, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * null – 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 13:32, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 03:12, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 03:12, 1 September 2020 (UTC)